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marching upon Sindh, came from Dera Ismael Khan and arrived at 



came into Hindostan. We encountered in the fields of Karnal, where victory arose 

 in the east of his undeclining fortune. 



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" But in regard to the illustrious family of Jurghin,* and the honor he professes 

 for the original tree of Turkan, out of the greatness of his soul, and the overflow- 

 ings of his humanity, he has been pleased to restore to us the crown and gem of 

 Hindostan. 



" Tn consideration of this act of generosity, which no father has ever shown to a 

 son, nor any brother to a brother, we make over to him all the countries to the 

 west of the river Attok, and that of Scind, and Nala Sunkra, which is a branch of 

 the Scind. That is to say Peishor with its territories ; the principality of Cabul 

 and Gasna ; Hazarijat, the mountainous residences of the Afghans ; with the 

 castles of Buckhor, Sunkor,f and Khoudabad ; the passes, territories and abodes 

 of the Tchoukis and Ballouchees, with the whole province of Tata : also the castle 

 of Ram; the towns of Chun, Sumawali, and Ketra, with all the castles, towns, 

 ports, villages, and open country, from the first rise of the river Attok, with all 

 the country comprehended within its branches, till it empties itself into the sea at 

 Nala Sunkra. 



" These we freely give up to the dominion of the powerful sovereign of Persia* 

 and from henceforward our officers and subjects shall evacuate the same and resign 

 the property and government to the Persian king, to be disposed of at his pleasure. 

 We renounce all our right to command, controul, or collect revenues in any of 

 these dominions. But the castle and town of Lohre Bunder, with all the country 

 to the eastward of the river Attok, and of the waters of the Scind and Nala Sun- 

 kra, shall, as before, belong to the empire of Hindostan. Dated at Shahjehanabad, 

 the fourth of Mohorim, 1152."— Hist, of Nadir Shah, Chap. 11. 



There is no mention of Mooltan, which by the terms of the cession, as here 

 given, is retained by the sovereign of Dehli. The meaning of the " towns, &c. and 

 open country from the first rise of the river Attok, with all the country compre- 

 hended within its branches, is shown by the last paragraph to be restricted to the 

 country west of the Indus. (Mill, II. 457), says " part of Mooltan" was included 

 in the ceded territory, but he seems to reckon it among the " provinces west of the 

 Indus." Col. Tod, alluding to this cession, says Mooltan was surrendered, (I. 419). 

 It will be seen from the 4th paper here translated that the Sobahdars of Mooltan 

 were appointed from Delhi until 1767, 28 years after Nadir Shah's invasion. The 

 " Nala Sunkra, which is a branch of the Scind," is generally considered to be the 

 Goonee, which now falls into the Sindree lake, and the country to the west of which 

 used to be called Sancara. May it not be the river now called Nala or Nara, which 

 passes Alor, at one time an important branch, and perhaps the main channel of the 

 Indus? Mr. Hanway has this note: — " This is sometimes called Nale Sengure, 



* This word is sometimes wrote Gourgan. t This is sometimes wrote Sekir. 



